In the spirit of giving back to those who have dedicated their lives to serving our country, participants in this year’s Veterans Build event, which took place the first week of November, gathered in the Oak Park neighborhood at the home of a 92-year-old Korean War veteran. This project's extensive scope of work aimed to reduce ongoing maintenance needs,
Habitat works in many ways to support our community’s ever-growing need for safe, stable shelter. In addition to the construction of new homes, we also offer repairs to existing ones, extending not only the longevity of the home but the quality of life for its occupants. This past month, we finished up exterior improvements at Marielena’s home
San Diego Habitat doesn’t just strengthen communities through the building of new, affordable homes — we also partner with existing homeowners to preserve and support their homeownership journey with an array of housing solutions. And our Housing and Community Services team has been busy doing just that!More than 40 individuals, including one future Habitat homebuyer,
When Florence's granddaughter contacted San Diego Habitat to ask for help for her grandmother, our awesome team of construction volunteers heeded the call. Florence needed some assistance preserving her Logan Heights home that would make it safer, more accessible, and healthier for her to live in. Twenty Habitat volunteers and two future Habitat homebuyers joined
Eleanor will be 80 this year. She lives alone in her home and has dealt with a variety of health challenges, but makes it a point to join her church’s choir practice once a month. Staying on top of her yard work has been challenging, so she reached out to Habitat for help. Sixteen volunteers
San Diego Habitat’s Home Preservation team has been hard at work making safer, healthier spaces for a family in El Cajon. With the help of six corporate partner volunteer groups, and 70 individual volunteers contributing 335 total volunteer hours, we recently completed some much needed preservation repairs at the home of Mucyo and Karina. The
Every once in a while, a Habitat homeowner decides to sell the home they purchased — when they do, Habitat buys the home back and resells it to another qualifying buyer. It‘s how we keep the homes we build affordable in perpetuity.This is currently the case at a home we built and sold 17 years
The uncertainty of COVID affected our operations in FY21, but with your support, we continued to deliver on our mission and to serve the families who needed us most. Homeownership is much more than four walls and a roof. It can create stability and security that lasts for generations, and we’re pleased to have made
Home preservation projects are meant to give homeowners a renewed sense of pride in their home and the ability to enjoy it in dignity and safety for years to come. Our preservation repair services are focused in locations surrounding new Habitat home construction sites, and can include exterior paint, handrail and walkway improvements, fence repair
